1959 Schwinn Wasp
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1959 Schwinn Wasp
1959 Schwinn Wasp
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Very cool indeed! Thanks for sharing some detail pics with us.
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This is a balloon tire bike, these 650b (584) wheels might fit a middleweight better as they came with a 571 rim (26x1-3/4 tire size used) rim rather than the balloon tire's 559 rim (26x2.125 tire size used)
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Thank you for sharing.
What handlebars do you think those are? Do you think they are the same bend as a Schwinn Suburban?
Building something and was never a fan of the dramatic swept back cruiser bars.
What handlebars do you think those are? Do you think they are the same bend as a Schwinn Suburban?
Building something and was never a fan of the dramatic swept back cruiser bars.
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Bikes: Trek 800 x 2, Schwinn Heavy Duti, Schwinn Traveler, Schwinn Le Tour Luxe, Schwinn Continental, Cannondale M400 and Lambert, Schwinn Super Sport
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Schwinn Heavy Duti
My Schwinn Heavy Duti with a King Sting fork. This was put together in the early '80"s when these color anodized parts were readily available. The rack is Schwinn. Of course, being a Heavy Duti, it was yellow. I repainted it with Rustoleum gloss black.
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https://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-North.../dp/B00ZDSX71I
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They are Schwinn bars, made by Wald. They are extremely similar to a north road handle bar
https://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-North.../dp/B00ZDSX71I
https://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-North.../dp/B00ZDSX71I
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Last edited by Schweinhund; 12-16-22 at 07:59 AM.
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Nitto makes some.
https://www.rei.com/product/219717/n...road-handlebar
https://www.rei.com/product/219717/n...road-handlebar
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Why don’t you just flip the bars up side down. I looked at those “north woods bars” they are just women’s bc bars upside down. I Frankensteined a chromoly schwinn road bike once to single speed not fixed and used women’s bc bars upside down to give a cool cafe racer look.